How do you know you’re paddling Ducktrap River? The weather is lousy. Inclement weather seems to be an inherent part of the Ducktrap experience and it’s not a coincidence. Water levels rise and fall rapidly on the tiny Lincolnville body of water that is mystifyingly called a “river.”… Read More

The Hermon High School boys lift the gold ball high after defeating Wells for the Class B state championship at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor last March. Teams began their title quests on Monday with tryouts. Terry Farren/BDN The toughest… Read More

I was talking with a friend last night – a rare person who loves and hates language in the ways that I do. It’s a quirky thing to relish certain words and have an aversion to others. It’s not about social connotations. It’s about how you relate to… Read More

We might have a new leader in the clubhouse for best sports story of the year in our state. The remarkable University of Maine Football season is the stuff of legend. It’s a season that local fans will talk about for years to come. And there could… Read More

I’ve notice a big surge recently in the fly fishing world, Musky on the fly seems to be where it’s at. Here in Maine and all over the country people are setting out in search of the elusive predator fish. So it was only natural that I myself… Read More

A rule that I have developed this season, DO NOT PICK THE RAIDERS EVER, FOR ANY REASON, NO MATTER WHERE THE GAME IS, EVER, FOR ANY REASON, DON’T EVER PICK THEM, EVEN IF THEY ARE PLAYING BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL, DON’T PICK THE RAIDERS! Read More

It took a lot of wood to make Great Northern in Millinocket the largest paper mill in the world. And in his new book, Logging Towboats and Boom Jumpers, published by North Country Press, Roger Moody gives us an interesting account of how O.A. Harkness… Read More

James Rockefeller Jr. has enjoyed a very adventuresome life, which he shared with us in his book Wayfarer, published by Islandport Press. The book’s subtitle is “a memoir” and boy does he have a lot of great memories. Rockefeller has spent much of his life sailing… Read More

I continued delving into recent releases from Chai, The Beths, Kurt Vile and Matthew Dear on the show this week, while the retro alternative set took a spin in the time machine back to the UK of the mid-'90s for a block of classic Britpop tracks. Read More

In my opinion, Tumbledown Mountain in western Maine is the most spectacular moderate mountain hike in New England. That was the primary reason for its inclusion in my mountain guidebook, Mountains for Mortals – New England. The goal of Mountains for Mortals was to provide detailed guidance on… Read More

Written By Liz Gold As Maine’s largest medical cannabis organization, the Wellness Connection fields many questions from individuals interested in cannabis. And it makes sense – though recreational use was approved by voters in 2016, legislation is still unclear on the way forward. As a result, we… Read More